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September 15, 2022

Cong Chhodo, BJP Jodo Yatra In Goa As 8 MLAs Defect To The Ruling Party

Making a complete mockery of their party's Bharat Jodo Yatra and calling themselves part of the Congress Chhodo, BJP Jodo Yatra instead, as many as eight of the total 11 MLAs in Goa Congress on Wednesday defected to the ruling party in the state.

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SC Clears The Decks For Ganguly, Shah To Seek Second Term As BCCI Office-Bearers

AFTER a long legal battle, the BCCI on Wednesday was allowed to tweak its constitution to pave the way for its president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue in office for another term of three years.

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BJP luring AAP MLAs in Punjab: CM

₹25 crore each is being offered to AAP legislators as part of Op Lotus to topple Mann govt'

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Safdarjung to unveil its pvt ward on PM Modi's birthday

THE Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital has preponed the inauguration of its private ward which was earlier scheduled to be launched in October. The facility will now be inaugurated on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday which falls on September 17.

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Adani moves HC, seeks to initiate contempt case against Kerala govt

THE Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd approached the Kerala High Court on Wednesday seeking to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the state government for not implementing its order directing to provide necessary police protection to carry out the construction of the seaport project.

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DEGREES OF AGGRESSION IN INDIA'S OPPOSITION

The stark reality is that sans the Congress, a non-BJP front is not viable. Numbers and chemistry are proof enough

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F-16 sale to Pak: Rajnath calls Austin, raises alarm

INDIA conveyed its "concerns" on Wednesday towards the "sustenance package" approved by the United States for the US manufactured F-16 fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

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77% quota in govt jobs for locals gets J'khand cabinet nod

THE Jharkhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal on domicile policy based on the 1932 'Khatiyan' (land records). The Cabinet approved 43 proposals, including 77 per cent reservation for the socially, economically and weaker sections in state government jobs.

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Ecotourism: New tiger reserve to be opened for visitors in western UP

Amangarh Tiger Reserve, which is an extension of and buffer to JCNP, houses tigers, leopards and elephants, among other wild animals

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Maharashtra loses two mega projects to Gujarat

Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray hits out at Shinde-Fadnavis govt

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BMW Group denies setting up plant in Punjab

IN a major embarrassment for the Punjab government and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, BMW Group India on Wednesday said it has no plans for setting up additional manufacturing operations in the state.

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Xi backs Kazakhstan's sovereignty amid fears of meddling by Russia

CHINA'S President Xi Jinping was in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan Wednesday on his first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, ahead of a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Zelensky vows victory on visit to liberated areas

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday promised "victory" on a visit to the strategic city of Izyum that was recently recaptured from Russia by Kyiv's army in a lightning counter-offensive.

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Wholesale Inflation In August Moderates To 12.4% From 13.9% In July

WHOLESALE inflation in August moderated to 12.4% from 13.9% in July on account of an easing in inflation in the fuel and power, crude petroleum, primary non-food articles, and manufactured food and nonfood product segments.

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ED conducts searches on Paytm, PayU premises

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is said to be carrying out searches on multiple locations of fintech firm Paytm and Payment solutions provider PayU in connection with the Chinese loan apps case.

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Indian mkt withstands global sell-off

INDIA'S equity market showed its strength on Wednesday even as the US benchmark indices witnessed their sharpest fall in over two years on Tuesday following a higher-than-expected inflation number for the month of August.

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